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Remember Me
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 8:00 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 6 Comments
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper
Running Time: 1 hr 53 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 12, 2010
Final Score: 9/10... (Continue reading)
Our Family Wedding
Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 7:58 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, America Ferrera, Lance Gross, Regina King
Running Time: 1 hr 55 min
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: March 12, 2010
Final Score: 6/10... (Continue reading)
The Crazies
Written on 26 Feb, 2010 at 9:30 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Joe Anderson
Running Time: 2 hrs 5 min
Rating: R
Release Date: February 26, 2010
Final Score: 8/10... (Continue reading)
The Wedding Song
Written on 13 Feb, 2010 at 10:09 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Quickcard Review The Wedding Song Directed by: Karin Albou Cast: Lizzie Brochere, Olympe Borval Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins Rating: PG-13 COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival PLOT: When the Nazis occupy Tunisia, it strains the friendship of Myriam (Brochere), a young Jewess, and... (Continue reading)
Welcome
Written on 13 Feb, 2010 at 10:06 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Quickcard Review Welcome Directed by: Philippe Loiret Cast: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana Running Time: 2hrs 15 min Rating: R COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival PLOT: Bilal (Ayverdi), a seventeen-year-old Kurdish refugee, arrives in France. He needs to get to London, where the... (Continue reading)
Fish Tank
Written on 11 Feb, 2010 at 14:30 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Fish Tank Directed by: Andrea Arnold Cast: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Running Time: 2 hrs 2 min Rating: R COMPLETE COVERAGE – 33rd Portland International Film Festival Country: Great Britain PLOT: Mia (Jarvis) is a street tough fifteen-year-old living in an English slum. When Mia’s loose, drunkard... (Continue reading)
Dear John
Written on 5 Feb, 2010 at 8:00 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 1 Comment
Cast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas
Running Time: 2 hrs
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: February 5, 2010
Final Score: 4/10... (Continue reading)
When in Rome
Written on 29 Jan, 2010 at 7:28 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 1 Comment
Cast: Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston, Will Arnett, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Danny Devito
Running Time: 1 hr 30 min
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: January 28, 2010
Final Score: 5/10... (Continue reading)
Piranha 3D – trailer
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 23:50 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 1 Comment
Piranha 3D Directed by: Alexandre Aja Starring: Elizabeth Shue, Ving Rhames, Adam Scott Rating: R Release Date: August 27, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 MY THOUGHTS: I do not like slasher movies, because I feel like they are mindless, sexist dreck for dimwits. I could go on... (Continue reading)
Chloe – Red Band Trailer
Written on 22 Jan, 2010 at 15:53 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Chloe Directed by: Atom Egoyan Starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Amanda Siegfried Rating: R Release Date: March 19, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 8/10 MY THOUGHTS: The overall tone of Chloe reminds me so much of La Tourneuse de Pages (The Page Turner), which gives me high hopes... (Continue reading)
TSR Blog – Morrowind
Written on 22 Dec, 2009 at 20:43 in TSR Blog | viewed times | 0 Comments
By Morrow McLaughlin Once upon a time, there was a game called Morrowind and then I pretty much lost my will to live in my own reality. I can’t carry an enchanted sword in MY reality (not without a permit, anyway)... (Continue reading)
Robin Hood – trailer
Written on 17 Dec, 2009 at 22:42 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 8 Comments
Robin Hood Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchette, Mark Strong Rating: R Release Date: May 14, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 MY THOUGHTS: Ever since Russell Crowe hefted a phone at a guy making minimum wage and then threw a momentous hissy-fit, he’s morphed,... (Continue reading)
Clash of the Titans – trailer
Written on 17 Dec, 2009 at 20:31 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 1 Comment
Clash of the Titans Directed by: Louis Leterrier Starring: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Worthington Rating: NR Release Date: March 26, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 5/10 MY THOUGHTS: The original Harry Hamlin stinker is one of my most favoritist movies of all time ever dating back from... (Continue reading)
The Messenger
Written on 4 Dec, 2009 at 6:00 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Cast: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton
Running Time: 1 hr 45 min
Rating: R
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Final Score: 10/10... (Continue reading)
Ninja Assassin
Written on 25 Nov, 2009 at 10:42 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Ninja Assassin Directed by: James McTeigue Cast: Rain, Naomie Harris Running Time: 1 hr 35 min Rating: R Release Date: November 25, 2009 PLOT: After a hardened Ninja (Rain) refuses to kill for the boss, he is ostracized from the clan and hunted by his former... (Continue reading)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Written on 20 Nov, 2009 at 8:28 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 2 Comments
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Directed by: Chris Weitz Cast: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Michael Sheen Running Time: 2 hrs 30 min Rating: PG-13 Release Date: November 20, 2009 PLOT: Bella (Stewart) and Edward (Pattinson) are happily entrenched in human/vampire coupledom, when near tragedy... (Continue reading)
Splinterheads
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 9:48 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Splinterheads Directed by: Brant Sersen Cast: Thomas Middleditch, Rachel Taylor, Lea Thompson, Jason Rogel Running Time: 1hr 34 min Rating: R Release Date: November 13, 2009 PLOT: Justin (Middleditch) is an average guy living an average life when his world is shaken up by the arrival... (Continue reading)
The Fourth Kind
Written on 6 Nov, 2009 at 5:19 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Fourth Kind Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi Cast: Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton Running Time: 1 hr 35 min Rating: R Release Date: November 6, 2009 The Fourth Kind … Fact or Fiction? True or False? It’s Up to You to Decide PLOT: An alleged fact-based... (Continue reading)
Green Zone – Trailer
Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 14:20 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Green Zone Directed by: Paul Greengrass Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson Rating: R Release Date: March 12, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 MY THOUGHTS: I’m sure this movie is going to be all kinds of good clean fun (you know, “clean” as in... (Continue reading)
Astroboy
Written on 23 Oct, 2009 at 7:20 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Astroboy Directed by: David Bowers Cast: Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Freddy Highmore Running Time: 1hr 15 min Rating: PG Release Date: October 23, 2009 PLOT: The surface of the earth is in polluted ruins, but one advanced society has built a hovering city... (Continue reading)
The Wolfman – Trailer
Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 9:11 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 1 Comment
The Wolfman Directed by: Joe Johnston Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Anthony Hopkins Rating: R Release Date: February 10, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 7/10 MY THOUGHTS: Benicio Del Toro as the Wolfman? That’s its own little movie orgasm wrapped in euphoria, wedged firmly between... (Continue reading)
Dear John – Trailer
Written on 15 Oct, 2009 at 15:23 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 4 Comments
Dear John Directed by: Lasse Hallström Starring: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried Rating: PG-13 Release Date: February 5, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 2/10 MY THOUGHTS: Yes, I’m picking on the socially inept kid no one likes–or essentially I am, since having a horror aficionado respond to this trailer... (Continue reading)
Paranormal Activity
Written on 14 Oct, 2009 at 13:42 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 4 Comments
Paranormal Activity Directed by: Oren Peli Cast: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins Rating: R CLICK HERE to read Jeff Bayer’s Quickcard Review of Paranormal Activity Plot: Katie (Featherston) and Micah (Sloat) attempt to document the inhuman haunting that has... (Continue reading)
The Crazies – Trailer
Written on 9 Oct, 2009 at 3:14 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Crazies Directed by: Breck Eisner Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, Danielle Panabaker, Joe Anderson Rating: R Release Date: February 26, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 6/10 MY THOUGHTS: It’s difficult to put together a trailer like this without overtly copying from a dozen other, more original horror... (Continue reading)
Shutter Island – Trailer
Written on 9 Oct, 2009 at 3:12 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Shutter Island Directed by: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer Rating: R Release Date: February 19, 2010 TRAILER SCORE: 8/10 CLICK HERE for Nick Allen’s thoughts on Shutter Island back when it was opening up in October. MY THOUGHTS: My main... (Continue reading)
Zombieland
Written on 2 Oct, 2009 at 12:12 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 2 Comments
Zombieland Directed by: Ruben Fleischer Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin Running Time: 1 hr 25 min Rating: R Plot: An old burger at a Gas n’ Gulp gradually turns the entire world population into either zombies or zombie chow. Meet the... (Continue reading)
Toy Story 2 in 3D
Written on 2 Oct, 2009 at 8:00 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Toy Story 2 in 3D Directed by: John Lasseter Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Knight Running Time: 1 hr 15 min Rating: G Release Date: October 2, 2009 PLOT: When Woody (Hanks) attempts to rescue a toy in distress, he is... (Continue reading)
Toy Story in 3D
Written on 2 Oct, 2009 at 7:56 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Toy Story in 3D Directed by: John Lasseter Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles Running Time: 1 hr 15 min Rating: G Release Date: October 2, 2009 PLOT: A cowboy toy named Woody (Hanks) is threatened when a new, spiffy space toy replaces him as... (Continue reading)
A Nightmare on Elm Street – Trailer
Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 11:18 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
A Nightmare on Elm Street Director: Samuel Bayer Cast: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy Rated: R Release Date: April 30, 2010 Trailer Score: 8 My Thoughts: As far as I’m concerned, slasher movies are the absolute slag of the horror movie genre,... (Continue reading)
Pandorum
Written on 25 Sep, 2009 at 16:39 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Pandorum Directed by:Christian Alvert Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Antje Traue Running Time: 1 hr 45 min Rating: R Release Date: September 25, 2009 PLOT: When Corporal Bower (Foster) wakes up from hyper-sleep, he has no idea how long he’s been out or what has happened... (Continue reading)
Sorority Row
Written on 11 Sep, 2009 at 12:09 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 4 Comments
Sorority Row Directed by: Stewart Hendler Cast: Rumer Willis, Briana Evigan, Margo Harshman, Jamie Chung, Leah Pipes Running Time: 1 hr 30 min Rating: R Plot: After a stupid prank goes predictably bad, a gaggle of loathsome, superficial b*tches make a series of amoral decisions... (Continue reading)
He Said – She Said … 9
Written on 10 Sep, 2009 at 4:58 in He Said - She Said | viewed times | 5 Comments
The animated film 9 isn’t directed by Tim Burton, though he did produce. Shane Acker is behind the PG-13 picture with voice talent Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau and Crispin Glover. It tells the tale... (Continue reading)
Agora – Trailer
Written on 9 Sep, 2009 at 12:14 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Agora Director: Alejandro Amenábar Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac Rated: R Release Date: December 18, 2009 Trailer Score: 6 My Thoughts: Dramatic period pieces irritate me, because they revel in a fictionalized version and present it as somber facts. The screenwriters tinker with what... (Continue reading)
The Men Who Stare at Goats – Trailer
Written on 9 Sep, 2009 at 12:12 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Men Who Stare at Goats Director: Grant Heslov Cast: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey Rated: NR Release Date: November 6, 2009 Trailer Score: 10 My Thoughts: When I watched this trailer, I reached enlightenment. Suddenly I could see so clearly that we... (Continue reading)
9
Written on 9 Sep, 2009 at 7:55 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 1 Comment
9 Directed by: Shane Acker Cast: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer Running Time: 1 hr 15 Rating: PG 13 COMPLETE 9 COVERAGE Chris De Salvo and Morrow McLaughlin battle it out in HE SAID/SHE SAID … 9 De Salvo’s scorecard review of 9... (Continue reading)
Jennifer’s Body – Red Band Trailer
Written on 28 Aug, 2009 at 12:18 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Jennifer’s Body Director: Karyn Kusama Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody Rated: R Release Date: September 18, 2009 Trailer Score: 4/10 My Thoughts: Diablo Cody’s strength is quirky dialogue and memorable characters that don’t quite fit the mold, and that’s hard to capture in... (Continue reading)
Shorts
Written on 21 Aug, 2009 at 7:33 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 2 Comments
Shorts Directed by: Robert Rodriguez Cast: Jimmy Bennett, Trevor Gagnon, Jolie Vanier, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann, James Spader. Running Time: 1 hr 15 Rating: PG Plot: A wishing rock wreaks havoc in the hi-tech community of Black Falls. Who’s It For? The cynic in me wants... (Continue reading)
The Lovely Bones – Trailer
Written on 20 Aug, 2009 at 16:24 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Lovely Bones Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon Rated: NR Release Date: December 11, 2009 Trailer Score: 10 My Thoughts: Whenever I’m looking over a scary precipice, I think, “If I jumped, maybe I could fly.” It’s... (Continue reading)
Zombieland – Red Band Trailer
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 12:41 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Zombieland Director: Ruben Fleischer Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Bill Murray Rated: R Release Date: October 9, 2009 Trailer Score: 10 My Thoughts: Far be it for me to give in to exaggeration and rhapsodizing, but Zombieland could be horror’s version of The Rapture... (Continue reading)
Ponyo
Written on 14 Aug, 2009 at 4:21 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Ponyo Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki, John Lasseter, Brad Lewis Cast: Noah Cyrus, Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins Rating: G Release Date: August 14, 2009 Plot: A goldfish princess sneaks out of her underwater home and ends... (Continue reading)
Legion – Red Band Trailer
Written on 13 Aug, 2009 at 14:59 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 4 Comments
Legion Director: Scott Stewart Cast: Dennis Quaid, Paul Bettany, Kate Walsh Rated: R Release Date: January 22, 2010 Trailer Score: 8 My Thoughts: Ever since Maximum Overdrive, creepy ice cream trucks make me giddy with morbid joy. So imagine my delight when the Legion trailer opens... (Continue reading)
A Perfect Getaway
Written on 7 Aug, 2009 at 8:01 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
A Perfect Getaway Directed by: David Twohy Cast: Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez Running Time: 1 hr 25 mins Rating: R Release Date: August 7, 2009 Plot: Cliff (Zahn) and Cydney (Jovovich) are on their honeymoon in Hawaii when a pair of killers... (Continue reading)
Don’t Look Up – Trailer
Written on 6 Aug, 2009 at 12:38 in Trailers and Videos | viewed times | 0 Comments
Don’t Look Up Director: Fruit Chan Rated: R Opening: October 22, 2009 What happens when there is an unholy marriage between Japanese horror movies and the Americans who decide it’s time for a remake? All the fun of bathing with an electrical appliance, that’s... (Continue reading)
My Sister’s Keeper
Written on 26 Jun, 2009 at 5:00 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 3 Comments
My Sister’s Keeper Directed by: Nick Cassavetes Cast: Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Jason Patric Running Time: 1 hr 45 Rating: PG 13 Plot: Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin) seeks medical emancipation so that she doesn’t have to donate organs to her sister, Kate (Sofia... (Continue reading)
Outrage
Written on 20 Jun, 2009 at 15:56 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Outrage Directed by: Kirby Dick Running Time: 1 hr 30 min Rating: R Release Date: June 17, 2009 PLOT: A documentary that looks at closeted government officials who support the strongest anti-gay legislation. WHO’S IT FOR? Unfortunately, there’s a big gap between Who’s It For and... (Continue reading)
Land of the Lost
Written on 5 Jun, 2009 at 10:46 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Land of the Lost Directed by: Brad Silberling Cast: Will Farrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel Running Time: 1 hr 20 min Rating: PG 13 Plot:Dr. Rick Marshall (Farrell) is sucked into a parallel universe with his research assistant (Friel), and their redneck guide (McBride). The... (Continue reading)
Drag Me to Hell
Written on 28 May, 2009 at 22:49 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 3 Comments
Drag Me to Hell Directed by: Sam Raimi Cast: Alison Lohman, Justin Long Running Time: 1 hr 45 min Rating: R Release Date: May 29, 2009 Plot: Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is trying to impress her boss at the bank by denying a gypsy an extension... (Continue reading)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 10:05 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Directed by: Shawn Levy Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria Running Time: 1 hr 35 min Rating: PG Plot: Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now a successful entrepreneur with his own line of useful,... (Continue reading)
Dance Flick
Written on 22 May, 2009 at 10:03 in Film Reviews | viewed times | 2 Comments
Dance Flick Directed by: Damien Wayans Cast: Damon Wayans Jr., Shoshana Bush Running Time: 1 hr. 15 mins Rating: PG 13 Plot: Visualize a room filled with coherent, albeit, formulaic plots. Now picture a demolition crew blowing up that room with zestful overkill. Pick through... (Continue reading)
The Uninvited – DVD
Written on 19 May, 2009 at 19:03 in DVD Reviews | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Uninvited Directed by: Charles and Thomas Guard Cast: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn, Elizabeth Banks Time: 1 hr 20 min Rating: PG 13 Plot: Anna (Browning) has been recuperating in a mental hospital after a tragedy that took her mother’s life. She returns... (Continue reading)